Balloon

N1949R

Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F8B-2026
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Boone, IA
Registration record

N1949R on the FAA register

Type
Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2026
Engines
—
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Boone, IA
Certificate issued
2021-10-16
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A17AAA
Mode S (octal)
50275252
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N1949R to the current registrant.
  • 2012-08-20
    N1949R previously assigned to a Raven S-50A (s/n S50A-135); cancelled.
Overview

About N1949R

N1949R is a Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2026. It is registered to co-owners in Boone, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 16, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1949R.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1949R.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.